The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-04-03
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The Local Police NOT Inactive-The La
test Gossip.

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The Local Police Nor Inactive-The La
test Gossip.
Tie SUNDAY MORNING NEWS gives on
the second page Of their mornings issue
the views of special correspondent who
was engaged in an investigation of the
Railway murder case, all Of last week. A
| reporter who interviewed Chief of Police
Murphy last evening learned that the local
police are not inactive in the matter. Detec-
tive McGinnis and Officer Harris visited
the scene of the murder yesterday. Chief
of Police Murphy said last night that their
visit was cut Of pure curiosity and had no
significance. The Chief believes that the
murdered woman was lander, and as
there are great many Poles residing in
the Second District he will procure photo
graphs of the girl for use in determining
whether she belonged in this CT ty. The
Chic evidently believes the girl TO be an
immigrant.
RAILWAY, April O. This morning, R. j.
Jorgensen, a tailor, living at No 357 At
laniic avenue, in Brooklyn, went to the
morgue, and there identified the body as
that of Wilhelmina Johnson, Danish
woman, twenty-five years old, who arrived
in this country four months ago from
Copenhagen in search of her husband, to
whom she has been married bat seven
months, and who, deserving her, fed to
America. She was plump and of fair com
plexion. Mr.. Jorgensen could not identify
her clothing, because he had never seen
her in anything bat house dress. He
said the johnson girl could not speak En-
glish. He had acted as An interpreter for
her several times while she was in the en-
ploy of family near his residence. Her
husband was a carpenter Mr.. Jorgensen
said that he had lost track OF Mrs. johnson
month ago, and he thought she might
have found her husband, and that he, de-
string to rid himself of her, had committed
murder This wonld furnish motive for
the murder. ssNoorz," the name on the
dead woman's handkerchief is a DANISH
name
New York. April 2.-The address of 357
Atlantic avenue, Brooklyn, given by Jor
gensen, was visited this morning. 1t is a
two-story brick building, with Gig store
on the ground floor. Four families live in
the building, none of whom ever heard
of the name Jorgensen.
able person, reported to Mayor DAILY
that he saw a man change his cloth
ing on the morning of the murder. Post
did not come back when he promised, and
the police are now looking tor him. The
story regarding Mr.. Freise of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad aud Mrs. Place of Elm
avenue seeing q strange woman with
black satchel get off the train and go in
the direction of the scene of the murder
at 10 o'clock at night is contradicted by
Mrs. Place. David E. Smalley of Union
Village, nine miles from Railway, tells the
Evening Sun reporter of the theft of
horse and top buggy on the night Of the
murder. The tracks made by the horse
thief indicate that he passed the scene of
the killing. Neighbors about Auntsals
Notch. between Railway and Union Village,
say that they heard fast driving along the
road after they retired. The initials g II.
A." were found on the girls wedding
ring, which is of plain gold, 18 carat
quality.
NEWARK, April 2. Assembly McDer-
mltt, of this city, sent the following dis
patch to the Chief of Police at Railway this
afternoon.
81 have seen body and am positive it is that of
Mary Ann Donohue Of Newark
Mr.. McDermitt said te reporter that
Mary Ann Dc nohue hal been to his Office
during the winter a number of times. She
had been a servant in a number of houses,
and had lived at IL Butler street and on
Eagle street She had come to him for the
purpose of consulting him on SOME legal
matter. Mr.. McDermitt finally refused to
take the case. The girl Was last seen By
Mr. hIcDermitt about month ago. Last
Monday Mr.. McDermitt was going to Tren-
ton, but took the LehigA Valley train in
stead of the Pennsylvania train. He got
off at Railway 10 wait for tie night train,
and while waiting went to the place where
the body of the murdered girl was lying.
He at once recognized the features, but
could not at this time recollect who the
girl was. He, however, told the under
taker that he was sure he had seen the girl
before as her face was very familiar. To-
day Mr.. McDermitt's partner, in reading
the description OF the murdered girl. said
that it recalled to his mind Mary Ann
Donohue. 1t at once occurred to Mr.. Nc
Dermitt that she was the girl whose body
he had seen, and upon recalling the face,
he became convinced that it was she, He
at once sent the dispatch to Railway. Mr..
McDermitt said that he thinks the woman
mentioned the name of Timothy Byrnes to
him; and b knows that she had friends ct
Railway and Plain field.
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